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Research Paper

Diet, exercise…and drugs: social constructions of healthy lifestyles in weight-related prescription drug advertisements

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Pages 439-449 | Received 30 Dec 2016, Accepted 19 Mar 2017, Published online: 20 Apr 2017

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